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Featured Courses

Featured Courses

Afro- Brazilian dance brings together the rhythms and swing of Afro-Brazilian percussion with the grace and energy of traditional Brazilian dance such as Samba, Samba-Reggae, Maracatu, Frevo, coco, Maxixe, Caboclinho, Dance of orixas and other styles routed in Africa. This class is for anyone who are curious about Brazilian culture and wants to widen their […]

Calling all performers, producers, crew and workshop leaders! Join the Global Grooves Bloco and workshop delivery team! GG is seeking a team of artists to form our brand new Carnival Bloco, kicking off with a hot season of festivals and events all over the UK this summer! Please note this call out is for advanced […]

Project Phoenix – Studio Volunteers assemble! Join our visual arts Carnival team this summer and enjoy studio time packed full of creativity, brews, and biscuits! We have a host of opportunities on offer from non-skilled tasks for enthusiastic friends and helpers right through to paid skilled work for industry specialists. Whoever you are and whatever […]

The Great Garden Carnival is back at RHS Tatton. Global Grooves is pleased to announce that we will be teaming up with Cabasa Carnival Arts once again for our annual drum bashing and flower worshiping adventure to bring some lovely Carnival vibes to visitors to Tatton Flower Show. We would love to see you there! […]

Out of this World – Night Parades with Global Grooves As the headliners come to a close, stay vigilant in the main arena and watch out for Out of this World: an other-worldy procession of curious characters by Global Grooves. Blending together Carnival arts, thumping percussion, ethereal beings and illuminated lanterns, the Friday and Saturday night parades […]

Manchester Mega Mela is here! Join Global Grooves on Sunday 22nd of July for our Desi Street Mela! We will be hitting Platt Fields park with our amazing new creations to animate the Mela with carnival goodness. From roaming tigers, to Desi Carnival and stilt walking elephants – the event will be a spectacle to […]

Kendal Calling – It’s Carnival Time. We come together 2.10PM Saturday 28th July at Lowther Deer Park for the Kendal Calling parade to go Into the Future! Expect an other-worldy procession of curious characters. Blending carnival costumes, thumping percussion and ethereal beings, the Kendal Calling annual shimmy-shake across the fields will be a spectacle to behold. […]

Global Grooves presents…. A weekend with Sambangra! Percussion workshops plus parade Sat 28th & Sun 29th July 2018 SIGN UP TO CARFEST NORTH IS NOW CLOSED. TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST EMAIL HELLO@GLOBALGROOVES.ORG Following the success of Global Grooves’ CarFest Adventures 2017, we are delighted to offer this open Masterclass weekend led by […]

Global Grooves brings Carnival to Cotton Clouds Festival Cotton Clouds Festival returns in 2018 after a stunning sold out debut resulted in being shortlisted for Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards. Situated in the old, industrial wool powerhouse of Saddleworth and set against the picturesque vista of the Peak District National Park, Cotton […]

EDUN ARA – bloco de carnaval is a percussion, song & dance performance based project that reflects the African heritage found in Brazilian & Cuban culture. Global Grooves is excited to invite Once Voice Music to deliver this extra special project as part of our touring festival Season.

Future Leaders 2018/19 applications are open! What is the Future Leaders programme? When, where, and how to apply. Finding potential Future Leaders. Join our delivery team for 2018/19. 1. What is the Future Leaders programme? Future Leaders is an innovative international training programme within the Carnival Arts sector, providing access to professional practice, skills and knowledge within music, […]

Global Grooves is an artist-led carnival arts organisation based in the North West of England. We bring together the very best culturally diverse artists from around the world to create stunning carnival presentations, develop next generation artists, incubate companies, stimulate innovation in the sector and inspire diverse communities to participate in carnival, both across UK and internationally.